MTAS was asked to write an RFQ for legal services.
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RFQ for Legal Services.pdf
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| City attorney Personnel--Selection and recruitment Purchasing--Professional services |
MTAS was asked whether the position of city attorney is an elected official and, therefore, has to be a resident of the town.
| City attorney Elections--Residency requirements |
MTAS and the Tennessee State Comptroller are required by state law (T.C.A.12-3-1207(d)) to "develop a model procurement code that may be adopted by any municipality to guide the governing body and purchasing agent in making purchases through requests for competitive sealed proposals. The model procurement code shall contain provisions allowing an aggrieved respondent to protest the intended award to another respondent if the protest is filed within seven (7) calendar days after the intended award is announced. The protest shall be filed with and decided by the municipal governing body." This model ordinance, developed by MTAS in conjunction with the Comptroller's Office and updated in response to Public Acts of 2022, Chapter No. 779 (effective April 8, 2022), satisfies this statutory requirement.
| Purchasing--Government Purchasing--Municipal ordinances |
A sample resolution for Tennessee cities/towns to establish a policy allowing governing body members to participate in meetings by electronic means under specific circumstances.
| Meetings Open meetings Open meetings--Laws and regulations--Tennessee Tennessee |
Tennessee has many general laws that govern purchasing by municipalities including the 1983 Municipal Purchasing Law, the Competitive Sealed Proposals provisions under T.C.A. 12-3-1207, the Contracts for Professional Services provisions under T.C.A. 12-3-1209 and 12-4-107, the Interlocal Cooperation Act, the Iran Divestment Act, etc.
The MTAS Purchasing Guide provides a general overview and citations for those general laws, and the accompanying MTAS Sample Purchasing Procedures contain best practices for implementing the state and federal regulations.
Additionally, the MTAS Purchasing Policy Checkist is provided to ensure that the most important laws, processes and required authorizations are included in the purchasing policy.
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MTAS Purchasing Guide 1-26-25 update.pdf
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| Purchasing--Policies and procedures |
MTAS was asked whether it is legal to restrict the mobile homes that come into the city to a certain age.
| Mobile homes Zoning |
MTAS was asked for whom the City Attorney works and if the City Attorney may be fired.
| City attorney Personnel--Dismissal |
This document is a sample resolution Tennessee cities can use with regards to employees carrying a firearm.
| Personnel--Municipal resolutions |
Example of an RFQ for a city attorney.
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RFQ for City Attorney.pdf
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RFQ for City Attorney.docx
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| City attorney Purchasing--Professional services Personnel--Selection and recruitment |
This document provides the steps necessary for a municipality to authorize liquor by the drink, retail package stores, and wine in grocery stores.
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MTAS alcohol referendum requirements.pdf
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| Alcoholic beverages--Forms Alcoholic beverages--Laws and regulations Alcoholic beverages--Licenses and permits |